Using the layout setup dialog

- [Instructor] Once you've created layouts…in FileMaker, there's actually some settings…that you can work with.…I want to show you where you can find those.…If you go into layout mode,…you'll notice a little pencil icon…next to the name of the layout in the dropdown here.…If you select that, you're going to get a window…that's called the layout setup dialog.…In here you'll find areas where you can do things…like change the name of the layout if you want,…choose whether or not you want to include it…in browse mode in the dropdown.…Or potentially even change the context of the layout…or the table that it's based off of,…although I would strongly caution you against that.…

But instead you'll see some other options here.…For example, being able to enable or disable…quick find, which we covered in a previous video.…Here are a couple that I want to show you.…The save record changes automatically.…That's a default behavior in FileMaker.…If you uncheck that and save your changes…and go back into browse mode, users will then…

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5/9/2017

Learn how to design and build custom apps with FileMaker 16—the custom app development platform used everywhere from home offices to Fortune 500 companies. In this course, Cris Ippolite walks through the essential FileMaker Pro skills. He covers a variety of topics, from creating tables and fields to designing layouts that display your data in a smart way. He also shows how to find and sort data, create reports, import and export data, write scripts, diagram relationships, and more so you can start learning how to build your first custom app from scratch.